A referee relieved himself in the centre circle after being caught short seconds before the start of a cup match in Brazil. Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim peed in his pants without taking his shorts down as he was being filmed on TV ahead of 45 minutes of first-half action.
He did it so discreetly the commentator failed to pick up on the extraordinary moment as he introduced the match official and two linesmen just before the start of the Copa de Brasil meeting between Boavista and Goias on Thursday. But eagle-eyed viewers noticed the telltale urine running down the referee's leg and the footage started going viral as the match was being played.
The video showed da Silva loosening his shorts after glancing behind his back and peeing virtually over the match ball before stepping away from the centre circle like a man who has just tripped in the street and breaks into a run to cover up his gaffe. A wet patch could be seen around his private parts, suggesting he had run out of time to use the toilets in his changing room before heading onto the pitch. The bizarre incident happened at the Elcyr Resende stadium in Saquarema near Rio de Janeiro. Boavista won the cup first-leg 3-1. Reporter Edson Junior added: 'The referee urinated before the match... in his pants. It must have been hard going through the first half with his pants wet.' Last summer, Eoin Bradley was spotted relieving himself on the pitch during a break in play in the Irish Cup semi-final between Coleraine and Ballymena United. The Coleraine forward scored a brilliant free kick and then missed a penalty. but it was his action when he didn't have the ball at his feet that caught the attention of viewers. He was later given a six-match ban.
Source: Daily Mail
